Truck.



C. E. M. MILLER.

v TRUCK. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1, 1910.

976,201. I Patented Nov. 22, 1910.

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Be it known that I, CARL E. M. MILLER, of the-city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Im rovement in Trucks, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. My invention relates to improvements in trucks and especially to that variety of trucks in which opposed wedge shaped or 1nclined parts are placed one on the other, and

" the height of the truck body is regulated by moving these inclined parts in relation to each other.

As heretofore constructed, devices of this kind have most frequently had a screw mechanism for moving one wedge shaped or inclined part on the other, but this arrangement while powerful, 1s slow in'operation.

The object of my invention is to produce a truck which can be conveniently hauled around and easily placed beneath an object to be lifted and carried away, and. at the Sametime to produce a simple and efficient means of moving thetop member in relation ters indicate corresponding-parts in all the views.

Figure, 1 is a longitudinal section ,of the truck embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal'section 0f the same showing the top of-the truck raised, and Fig.3 is a front elevation of the truck. The truck is intended to be hauled-around like ordinary trucks, and has a base or bottom section. 10 which is of general wedge shape'and provided with inclined top edges 11. These inclined edges abutwith similarly inclined edges 12 of the top member 13, which is also of a-generalwedge shape and is provided with a platform 14:. This top member 13 slides on the lower member 10, and it will be seen that by moving the top member forward, the hei ht of the truck body will be increased, wh' e by moving it CARL E. M. MILLER,

TRUCK.

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is to produce a. quick, cheap and efficient in the opposite direction the'he'ight will be lessened. The chief object ofmy invention means for sliding this .top member'on the lower member. I provided with suitablewheels 15 and these Thelower member 10 is 1 can be secured ,to the member'in any desired manner, as the manner the wheels is not material; I

For moving the top-member -I provide links 16 which are pivoted on the upper of mounting member 13 near the rear end. The pivoting can best be'efi'ected by mounting them on a cross shaft 17, the latter being incased by a plpe 17 WhlCh serves to space the mem-' bers 16 with relation to each other. These links 16 extend forward and are pivotally connected at their outer ends to shorter'links 18, the links 18 being in turn pivotally con-"f nected to the handle 21. The handle is baillike in shape, and the links 18 can best be connected to the handle ,by' pivotin them 5' on the cross-bar 20 which connects t e two sides of thehandle. bar 20, I provide another cross-bar 22' con- Just below the 'crosseu,

necting the two sidesfof the handle. This cross-bar 22 serves as a fulcrum to the link i 18 when the handle. is moved forward as shown in Fig. 2. The object of this cross-' bar 22which engages the lower edge of the link 18 when the handle is moved forward,

is to provide for a more 'horizontal'pull upon the member 13 of thetruck, and thereby reduce' as much as possible the friction between the upper and lower members of the truck as they are moved back and forth in relation to each other.

The sides of the handle 21 are pivotally secured vat-23 to. Y

hangers 24,.which latter are mounted upon the body of the truck and extend forward as shown in Fi s. 2 and 3'to bring the handle in the right re ation to the truck body." Q,

Across-bar 25 is provided which connects the sides of the handle 21 at the top. It will thus be seen that when the handle is pulled forward, the truck member'13 is likewise pulled forward and raised, and asthe links 16 cross the meeting line of the upper and lower parts of the truck, they serve as braces to prevent lateraldisplacement of the top member 13'. g

It will thus be seen that I provide a truck of very cheap and strong construction, and onein which the parts can be operated ver easily. It is apparent that when the true raised, the handle can be pulled forward so' as to effect the necessary elevation, and that I the handle can then be used to haul the truck vin and its load.-

I claim 1. A truck comprising a lower wheeled member having inclined surfaces on the top of the sides thereof, an upper member havinclined surfaces on the bottom of the si es thereof riding on the top surfaces of the bottom member, a handle pivotally mounted on the lower member, a link pivoted tothe top member and extendin forward through the truck body, a secon link pivotally connected to the first link at its outer end, said second link being pivotally connected to thehandle, and an abutment on the handle engaging the lower edge of the second link when the handle is moved forward from the truck. I

2. A truck comprising a wheeled lower member having inclined surfaces on the top of the sides thereof, a top member having inclined surfaces on the bottom of the sides thereof riding on the inclined surfaces of the bottom member, a handle pivotally CARL E. M. MILLER.

Witnesses:

THOMAS T. SEELYE, ARTHUR G, DANNELL. 

